CITYSHOTS: Cortina d'Ampezzo enters winter mood two months before the 2026 Olympics

VIDEO SHOWS: DRONE AERIAL OF CORTINA D’AMPEZZO / VIEWS OF 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS LOCATION SHOWS: CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY (DECEMBER 3, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)  1. DRONE VIEW OF CORTINA D’AMPEZZO (MUTE) 2. VARIOUS OF OLYMPIC CLOCK CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY (DECEMBER 4, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)  3. PEOPLE WALKING 4. CHIMNEY IN FRONT OF MOUNT CRISTALLO 5. PEOPLE WALKING 6. TOFANA MOUNTAIN  7. CORTINA TOWN HALL NEXT TO BASILICA OF SAINT PHILIP AND JACK 8. STATUE OF CLIMBER WITH MOUNTAIN BEHIND 9. MAN WALKING 10. BASILICA 11. VARIOUS OF OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC LOGOS CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY (DECEMBER 5, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)  12. SIGN READING (Italian): “CORTINA, OLYMPIC CITY HOST VENUE, 1956 AND 2026.” CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY (DECEMBER 3, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)  13. VARIOUS OF CORTINA POSTERS 14. VARIOUS OF OLYMPIC RINGS DECORATION CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY (DECEMBER 4, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)  15. WOMEN WALKING WEARING TRADITIONAL CLOTHING CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY (FILE – JANUARY 24, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 16. DRONE FLYING THROUGH OLYMPICS CIRCLES (MUTE) 17. DRONE FLYING OVER CORTINA (MUTE) 18. DRONE FLYING OVER SNOW GUN SHOOTING ARTIFICIAL SNOW (MUTE) 19. VARIOUS OF DRONE FOOTAGE OF SKIERS (MUTE) CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY (DECEMBER 5, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)  20. SKIERS WALKING 21. DRONE VIEW OF CORTINA OLYMPIC STADIUM (MUTE) 22. VARIOUS OF OLYMPIC RINGS WITH CLOUDED MOUNTAIN BEHIND CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY (DECEMBER 4, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)  23. DRONE VIEW OF CORTINA SLIDING CENTRE (MUTE) 24. VARIOUS OF BOBSLEIGH TRACK INSIDE SLIDING CENTRE 25. MILANO CORTINA 2026 LOGO ETCHED INTO METAL 26. TRACK CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY (DECEMBER 5, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)  27. DRONE VIEW OF FORMER SKI JUMPING TRACK, USED IN 1956 OLYMPIC GAMES (MUTE) 28. PEOPLE WALKING 29. TOWER OF BASILICA WITH MOUNTAINS BEHIND 30. PEOPLE WALKING PAST HOTEL DE LA POSTE 31. CITY IN FRONT OF MOUNT CRISTALLO CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY (DECEMBER 3, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)  32. DRONE VIEW OF CORTINA, CRANES VISIBILE (MUTE) 33. VARIOUS OF CLOUDS SURROUNDING MOUNT ANTELAO STORY: Cortina d'Ampezzo, a popular ski destination nestled in the heart of the Dolomites, is gearing up to co-host the 2026 Winter Games alongside Milan, where the opening ceremony is scheduled to take place on February 6.    A clock in the central Piazza Angelo Dibona counts down to the start of the Games, while the town is adorned with decorations depicting the Olympic rings and Paralympic agitos.    The Olympics will run from February 6-22, 2026, with the Paralympics to follow in March. Competitions will span a large part of northern Italy, featuring 116 events across 16 Olympic disciplines in 13 venues.    Known as the "Queen of Dolomites, Cortina d'Ampezzo will host Alpine skiing events on the Tofana slopes and sliding sports at the newly redeveloped Cortina Sliding Centre. The town will also be home to an Olympic Village, ready to welcome 1,400 athletes.    2026 will mark Italy's third Winter Olympics. Cortina first hosted in 1956, while the most recent Italian Games were staged in Turin in 2006.    Before the official kick-off, Cortina will be part of the Olympic flame's journey through Italy. Torchbearers will arrive in town on January 26, exactly 70 years after the opening ceremony of the 1956 Games.  (Production: Alex Fraser, Matteo Negri, Cristiano Corvino, Roberto Mignucci, Claudia Greco)

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